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To impeach or not to impeach: Congress goes ‘Hamlet’ on the Potomac | Terry Madonna and Michael L. Young
There well may be a better way to remove a president but without doubt there is no worse way than impeachment as it has been practiced.
Pa. Rep. Scanlon: House Republicans have blocked ‘much needed’ disaster relief package
In addition to hurricane-ravaged regions, the aid would go to areas devastated by wildfires, flooding, and tornadoes across the country.
Pa. U.S. Rep. Madeleine Dean joins chorus of House Dems calling for impeachment
You can add U.S. Rep. Madeleine Dean to the roster of House Democrats who say it's time to open an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump.
Pa. Republican Fitzpatrick votes with U.S. House Dems to approve LGBTQ rights bill
Despite the fanfare on Capitol Hill, the effort is unlikely to be enacted into law this Congress.
Only freshmen, Pa. Reps. Dean and Scanlon could be on front lines of Trump impeachment
The Pennsylvanians, both lawyers, could end up leading a future impeachment of President Donald Trump. History suggests it would be anything but easy.
Why the IRS is legally required to give Congress Trump’s tax returns – but probably won’t | Opinion
If the president is rewarded for his recalcitrance, accountability loses.
Pa. Rep. Madeleine Dean calls House vote to hold Trump’s attorney general in contempt a ‘grave moment’
The vote comes amid escalating tensions between congressional Democrats and President Donald Trump's White House.
Bucking Trump, Pa. U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick votes with Dems on bill supporting Paris climate accords
Thursday's vote is a largely a symbolic rebuke to Trump, who announced in 2017 that he’d withdraw the United States from the landmark Paris accord the Obama administration helped broker in 2015.
Pa. U.S. Rep. Scanlon questions the best path to ‘elusive’ universal health care
The suburban Philadelphia Democrat is seeking answers about what a “just transition” to Medicare for All would look like and “how we achieve that elusive universal coverage.”
Incompetent? Definitely. Corrupt? Most probably. Which is Trump’s worst trait? | Opinion
Trump’s racism, xenophobia, misogyny, and other disreputable traits have led us to disregard his abject lack of smarts and good judgment.
Trump budget would take millions away from disabled Americans, former Pa. Gov. Tom Ridge writes.
In a New York Times op-Ed, the former Pennsylvania governor called on the Trump administration to restore all the funding it’s proposed to cut for disability programs.
100 Days into the new Congress, we’re bringing change to Washington | Opinion
These last 100 days have been busy, and the next 100 will be no different, the members of Pennsylvania's 'Fab Four' say.